THE GOVERNMENT: Gob and Suction

Great is the delight of that diligent ichthyologist. Dr. William Beebe,
when his deep-sea dredgings bring to light a perfect specimen of a rare
fish. Diligent Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, chairman of the Temporary
National Economic (Monopoly) Committee, last week had a similar
sensation. Out of the depths of industry he brought wriggling to the
surface as tight a little group of patent holders as his monopoly
investigation could desire.

There are but two modern ways of mass-producing glass containers, the
"suction" and the "gob" processes. Patents to machinery for the
former...